1997 in Argentina

1997 in Argentina
Events from the year 1997 in Argentina
Incumbents
President: Carlos Menem
Vice president: Carlos Ruckauf
Governors
Governor of Buenos Aires Province: Eduardo Duhalde
Governor of Catamarca Province: Arnoldo Castillo
Governor of Chaco Province: Ángel Rozas
Governor of Chubut Province: Carlos Maestro
Governor of Córdoba: Ramón Mestre
Governor of Corrientes Province: Raúl Rolando Romero Feris (until 10 December); Pedro Braillard Poccard (from 10 December)
Governor of Entre Ríos Province: Jorge Busti
Governor of Formosa Province: Gildo Insfrán
Governor of Jujuy Province: Carlos Ferraro
Governor of La Pampa Province: Rubén Marín
Governor of La Rioja Province: Ángel Maza
Governor of Mendoza Province: Arturo Lafalla
Governor of Misiones Province: Ramón Puerta
Governor of Neuquén Province: Felipe Sapag
Governor of Río Negro Province: Pablo Verani
Governor of Salta Province: Juan Carlos Romero
Governor of San Juan Province: Jorge Escobar
Governor of San Luis Province: Adolfo Rodríguez Saá
Governor of Santa Cruz Province: Néstor Kirchner
Governor of Santa Fe Province: Jorge Obeid
Governor of Santiago del Estero: Carlos Juárez
Governor of Tierra del Fuego:
until 4 November: José Arturo Estabillo
4 November-10 December: Miguel Ángel Castro
from 10 December: José Arturo Estabillo
Governor of Tucumán: Antonio Domingo Bussi
Vice Governors
Vice Governor of Buenos Aires Province: Rafael Romá
Vice Governor of Catamarca Province: Simón Hernández
Vice Governor of Chaco Province: Miguel Pibernus
Vice Governor of Corrientes Province: Lázaro Chiappe (until 10 December); Víctor Hugo Maidana (from 10 December)
Vice Governor of Entre Rios Province: Héctor Alanis
Vice Governor of Formosa Province: Floro Bogado
Vice Governor of Jujuy Province: vacant
Vice Governor of La Pampa Province: Manuel Baladrón
Vice Governor of La Rioja Province: Miguel Ángel Asís
Vice Governor of Misiones Province: Julio Alberto Ifrán
Vice Governor of Nenquen Province: Ricardo Corradi
Vice Governor of Rio Negro Province: Bautista Mendioroz
Vice Governor of Salta Province: Walter Wayar
Vice Governor of San Juan Province: Rogelio Rafael Cerdera
Vice Governor of San Luis Province: Mario Merlo
Vice Governor of Santa Cruz: Eduardo Arnold
Vice Governor of Santa Fe Province: Gualberto Venesia
Vice Governor of Santiago del Estero: Darío Moreno
Vice Governor of Tierra del Fuego: Miguel Ángel Castro
Events
13 April - The 1997 Argentine Grand Prix is held at the Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez in Buenos Aires, and is won by Jacques Villeneuve.
14 September - The 1997 Buenos Aires Grand Prix is held at the Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez and won by Gabriel Furlán.
26 October - The Argentine legislative election is dominated by the Justicialist Party, who win 119 seats. The Alliance for Work, Justice and Education, with a larger share of the vote, wins only 110 seats. The results anticipate the end of President Menem's dominance of Argentine politics.
date unknown - La Voz del Interior, the leading daily newspaper of Córdoba, is acquired by the Clarín Group.
Deaths
29 January - Osvaldo Soriano, journalist and writer (born 1943)
See also
List of Argentine films of 1997
References
Years of the 20th century in Argentina
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1990s in Argentina
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